The Sun. — London, England, 1818-07-23 00:00:00

0„.„.„f . two sufficient sorro'e•, to ii' Nl.ijesty. his heir , t 41 1 ,1 3 , lr , e , sors, Tii double :The ‘..,lue of the •oii.l flour, that the rote and eu ery liar! thereof ,frill be well a n d truly ex trom this ptovihce, and that !of> oar , th,reof '4)O he ronkumed therein ; which boi,d shall not he afttrkvaids flischarged or deliveted op until ;1 rer ifirare shall have been obtained from the Col lector mod Conito roller of his Majesty's Customs et the port of Quieb •c, that the flout for which bond shah have been giver, as aforesaid, has been dully shipped for exportation from this pro % l o re, which certificate the Collector aml Comp troller are hereby rtgoired to want, upoti the o4tli of the odder of the said flour, or that of his >to.ut, that the said flout or meal so shipped for ea urination is the same for Ivltich bond may have he 1. HVtil as idoresdhl. And in case no such c 'tifi - afe shall be obtained and produced within xiz monthc from the (fay of die date of such hood, to the Uollector or other Officer of his Nl , :ie,ty's Costoms by whom ',itch bowl may have been taken, ii shall and may he hateful lor the said Collector or other Officer to cause such bond to be pat in spit. IV. And his Excellency the Governor-in-Chief, by and with the advice and consent of the said Executive Croinril, (loth further order that the said flour, so allowed to be imported into this province for exportation therefrom, shall be packed in new oak, beach or ash barrels, with beads of the same, well seasoned and bound with at least ten woodcut hoops, three whereof at each end, with a lining hoop within the chimes, well secured by nails ; and the said flour of wheat in barrels shall not be of rutty other that) the follow iog weights, that is to say, contaioing ninety. eight pounds nett, one hundred and nine ty-six pounds nett, or two hundred and twenty-tour pninids nett, avoirdupoise weight ; and the bar rels in which the said flour ot Indian corn shall be packed, shall contain one hundred and sixty right ponnds nett, like avoirdupoise weight ; and if any such floor or meal shall be imported and brought into this ptovince from the said United States in any other manlier, and by and through silly other port or place, than is herein allowed and -directed, or without entry being made or bond given in the manner herein-before required, or shall not be packed in barrels of the description and containing the weights before-mentioned, or if the said floor, or any part thereof, after bond riven end certificate obtained of the saute having been shipped as aforesaid, shall be telanded in any pat t of this province, in any or either of the above cases, such floor shall be and the same is hereby declared forfeited. V. And his Excellency the Governor-in-Chief, by and with the advice of the said Executive Council, (loth bother order that all and every the leaf tobacco imported into this Province from the United States of America, shall be in packages containing each four hundred and fifty pounds nett ; at the least and it any such leaf to bacco shall he imported io any other manner, or by or through any other Dort or place, than is hereinafter allowed and directed, or without entry being made theicot, and the duties thereon due and payable to his Majesty, paid or secured as by law may he required, or shall not he in packages containing each fora hundred and fifty pounds nett at the least, in any or either of the above cases, buctr tear lubacco shall be and , he same is hereby declared forfeited. VI. Awl his Excellency the Governor-in-Chiet, by and with the advice and consent of the said Executive Council, (loth hereby further order, that the town of Saint John, situate upon the west side of the riser Richelieu or Sorrel, iu the district of Montreal in the said Prosince, and the ports established at ('Gateau do Lac and Chit teatuguay, shall he and are hereby declared to be the sole ports of entry and clearance tor all goods Held commodities to be imported from the said United States of America into this Province, by land or inland navigation, and that it shall not be lawful elsewhere to make entry of any vessel, boat, raft or carriage, or of any cargo or load, or of any goods or commodities imported into this Plovince .tioni the said United States; and that the officers of the Customs of and for the said ports of Saint John, C6teau.i du Lac'and Cha teauguay, shall atteiol every day, Sundays ex cepted, in the Custom house of the said ports fur the discharge of the duties of their respec tive offices, between the hours of 'doe ot the clock in the forenoon, and tour of the clock in the after noon. VII. And his Excellency the Governor-in- Chief, by and with the advice and consent of the said Executive Courted, cloth further o. der, that all vesaels, boats, rafts and carriages, of what knin and nature soeser, containing goads or con)- modifies, ; - dug by or t dt ports Of St. John, or CUtVkill do Lac, ur Chateatiguay,.shall be reported at tile Custom !louse of the said ports respectively, and be subject to visitatirm and search by the officer or officers of the Customs established sit the said ports respectively, and that 'woo the arrival of any vessel, boat, raft or car riage, Iron any port or place in the said United States, at the suid port of Si. John, or Coteau du Lac, or Chateauguay, the master or other person Navin;; the charge or command of such vessel, bunt, raft or carriage, shall forthwith repair to the Custom !louse at such port, and shall there report to the chief officer of the Customs at such ports respectively the arrival of the said %easel or boat, I r or carnage, and the bortheu, cargo or load ot such vessel, boat, raft or can liege, whether in p ickages or stowed loose, and the partictilir to irks and numbers of each package, and the place or places, person ar persons to or for which or se loots they are respectively consigned or to rt:tided. And the said master or person having the charge or co:et - nand of any such vessel, boat, raft or carriaets, shall further declare, that no part ot the cargo or load of such vessel, boat, raft or carriage, sinie the departure of such vessel, boat, raft or carriage, trout the port or place ire the said United States, from which the said vessel, boat, I,tt or carriage, shall have sailed or departed, has been landed or unloaded, or otherwise removed, • except as he shall then specify, together with the c.iuse, time, place and maonei ; which said report loud oeelitratioo respectively shall be made in writ ing. signed by the party making the same, and „h . ,11 h e Al t, s ie,l by his own, or Afliimation if one u the 14 ,, 1 1e called Q inelt the said ('t irer t!)e eligiorm I)erelvr :ittfitttrigeti A!.ti if the s,itt mash r pergorl thy cl. Arv• iir Ari v such r e c. boat, rs ft ttr rwl i, tfe , 01911 tie;:lect ()I nwit to nilke the said repot tc and dechiration, of in attest the f,ath, or affirmation as aforesaid, as the ra-e way require, he sin& for every such ',Weller forfeit and pay `MU) not less than five pnunds, nor more than two hundred aunt fifty pounds, VIII. And his Excellency the Governor-in- Chief, by and wale Cie advice and coosent of the said Executive Coun •il. cloth further order, that the owner or owners, consit!nee or consignees Of goods or commodities, on board of any vessel, boat, raft, or carriage, or in case of his, her, or 'heir absence or sir kness, his, her, or their known (actor or agent, in his. her, or their names, with in twenty-tour hours affix the master or person having the charge or command of such vessel. boat, raft or carriage, shall have made report no the arrival of such vessel, boat, raft or carriage, shall make entry thereof with the chief officer of the clistonis at the said Port of St. John, or CO teat' dn Lac, or Chateauguay respeciively,and shall specify in such -wry the particular mat ks, mint ber and contents of each package or parcel whereof they shall consist, or it in bulk, the quantity and quality, all which shall he done up on the oath or affirmation as aforesaid of the per son by whom such entry shall be made. Provid ed always, that when the particulars of any such goods or commodities shall be unknown, in lieu of the entry herein-before directed to be made, an entry thereof shall he made and received ac cording to the circumstances of the ease, the par ty making the same declaring upon oath or affir mation as aforesaid, all that he or she knows to believes concerning the quantity and particulars of the said goods or commodities, and that he or she h as no other knowledge or information con cerning the same, winch said entries, as well the first M entiOlird dS the last mentioned, shall he made in writing, and shall be subscribed by the party making the same. IX. And his Excellency the Governor-in-Chief, by and with the advice and consent of the said Executive Council, aoth further order, that in all cases where any duties are, or shall be by law imposed and payable on any goods or commodi ties imported from the said United States, so en tered at the said Port of St. John, or Coteau du Lac, or Chateauguay, the chiet Officer of the . _ Customs at the said Ports of St. John, or COreau du Lac, or Chateauguay respectively, shall make an e s timate of the amount of such duties, and the amount of the said duties according to the said estimate, having been first paid or seemed to be paid pursuant to the provisions hereinafter con tained, the said chief officer of the Customs sl►ali give a certificate thereof, arid grant a permit to land or unload the said goods or commodities, whereof such entry shall have be&•n so made, and then and not otherwise, it shall be lawhil to land or unload the said goods or to proceed there with. X. And for encouraging and protecting the commetce of the fair trAder against all molests• Lion, his Excellency the Governor-in-Chiet, by and with the advice and consent of the said Exe cutive Council, doili further order that when lily person or persons shall have occasion to remove by land or water from the said port ot St. John, or Ciiteau du Lac, or Chateauguay, to ally other port or place within this province, any dutiable goods ot commodities, duly imported into the said port of Sr. Joh , , or CAteau do Lac, or Chateauguay, trout the 11iIited States of Anotricit, on which the ditties, by la' imposed, shall have been paid or secured to he paid, the Chief Officer of the Cus toms, 1,111 , M a r equest in writing for that put pose, made and signed by such person or persons, atid to such Chief Officer delivered, specifying the ' particular goods or commodities to be removed, and the number of packages in which the Sallie are contaioed,with their marks and number, shall, and be is hereby required to give a protection tit wri!iug, signed by him the said Chief Offie.-r, specifying the particular goods nr commodities to be removed, the number of packages coutaiumg such goods or commodities so to be removed,with their marks and numbers, and certifying that such goods or commodities have been duly e ntered a t th e port of St. John, or Coteau du Lac, or Cha teauguay, tespectively, and that the ditties thereon have been paid, or secured to he paid, and such Chief Officer, eiviwz such protection, shall limit therein the time within which such goods or com modities shall be removed from the said port of St. John, or C6telill du Lac, or Chateauguay, re spectively, and a lso the time within which the said protectiou shall be in force. i. And his Excellt ncy the Governor-in-Chief, by atid :vitit the advice and consent of : sa id Executive Cohnci, loth Nrther orde r , t h at any goods or commodities imported or brought hi or tipon any vessel, host, ray or carriage front any post or place iii the United States shall nor be un laden, or delivered from such vessel, boat, raft, or carriage at the said ports of St. John, or Coteau lu Lac, or Chateauguay, but in open day, that is to say, between the rising and setting of the sun, except by special licence for that purpose from the chief officer of the custo►ns, at the said port of St. John; or Ctreau du Lac, or Chateauguay; and if airy goods or commodities shall be unladen or delivered cont►ary to the directions aforesaid, or either of them, the master or person having the command or charge of such vessel, boat, rats, or carriage, and every other person who shall knowingly be concerned or aiding ►herein, or in removing or secret►ng the said goods or commo dities, shall forfeit and pay a stun not less that five pounds, nor exceeding fifty pounds for each of- &ice, and all sucl► goods ut• commodities SO u►►- laden or delivered, become forfeited and may be seized by ally officer of tie customs, and when the value according to the highest market price of the same shall amount to twenty pounds, the vessel, boat, raft, or carriage, with the tackle, pp in el, furniture, harness . , and horse, or horses, [hereunto belouging, shall also become forfeited, and shall amid may be seized by any officer of the eust orns. NIL And his Excellency the Governor-in- Chiet, by and with the advice and consent of the said Executive Conned, loth further order, that nn ( I nt i n f)le goad' or coniulodnies intim' tett or tiruuglit tutu this ; iu ur upuu nny vi:s gel, boa!, raft or carriage, from Aviv port or place in the Upited States of America, requiring to he \ e ci L: h e d, guaged, tale(' or meted in order to as certain the tholes thereupon, shall he removed trout any wharf or place upon %Odell the same may be landed, put or delivered, before the same , hail have been weighed, ttitsted, taled or meted by, or under the direction of, the proper Officer of t Costofils Appointed for that purpose, which be is hereby directed and required to perform with all convenient speed ; and if any such goods or commodities shall be removed trout such wharf or place before the ssine shall have been so weighed, ;;raged, taled or meted, the same shall he for feited, and may be seized by any Officer of the customs. XIII. And his Excellency the Governor-in- Chief, by and with the advice and consent of the said Executive Conned, anth farther order, tliat before the milading of Any goods or commodities iinported or brought into this Province trom the United States, on which any rates or duties are by law imposed, the said rates and duties shall he paid or secured to he paid to his Majesty, his hells a nd successors, in like manner as the same Are now raised, levied, collected, and recovered under and by virtue of any Act of the British Legislature or of the Legislature of this Province tespertivelv. . XIV. And his Excellency the Governor-in- Chief, by and with the advice and consent of the said Executive Council, cloth further order, that it shall he lawful for the chief Officer of the Cus toma at the said ports of St. John, or Coteau du Lac, or Chateauguay, after entry made of any goods or commodities, on suspicion of fraud, to open and examine, in the presence of two or more respectable persons, any package or packages thereof, and it upon examination they shall be found to agree with the entries, such chief officer Thal! cause the same to be repacked and delivered to the owner or claimant forthwith, and the ex pence of such examination shall be pail by rise said chief officer of the Customs ; but it any of the packages so examined shall be found to differ in their contents from the entry, then the goods or commodities contained in such package or packages shall be forfeited. XV. And his Excellency the Governor-in-Chief, by and with tie advice and cotts•ent of the said Execorive Coancil, loth further order, that all goods or commodities which shall be imported or brought by land or inland navigation into this province front the United• States, and which shall not be entered according to the directions of this order, at the said port of St. John, or Coteau du Lac, or Chateauguay, shall be forfeited, together with the vessel, boat, raft or carriage, in or upon which the saute shall he found or shall have been imported, and the tackle, apparel and furniture, cattle, horse or horses, and harness thereunto re spectively belonging ; and the Chief Officer of the Customs at the said port of St. John, or Co teau du Lac, or Chateauguay, and all other Cus tom-house Officers or other persons by them for that purpose especially appointed, shall have fall power and authority to enter into or upon any vessel, boat, raft or cart iage, in which he or they shad have reason to suspect any goods or commo dities not entered as aforesaid to be concealed, and therein to search for, seize and secure any such goods or commodities, and if he or they shall have cause to suspect .:tiat any such goods or commodities are concealed in any particular house, store, building or other place, they or either of them shall, upon application upon tetth to any Justice of the Peace, be entitled to a war rant to enter, taking wi h them a peace officer, such house, store, or other place (in the day time Only), a o(t there to search for such goods or cow moditiea, and if any shall be fottud, to seize and secure the same for trial ; and tf aoy person ur per s aos shall conceal, or shall buy any goods or coamioditias knowing them to be liable to seizure Uy this order, such person or persons on convic tion thereof shall forfeit and pay double the value of the goods or commodities so concealed - or pur chased. XVI. And his Excellency the Governor-in- Chief, by and usith the advice and consent of the said Executive Council, (loth further order, that it shall be the duty of all Officers of his Majesty's customs whatsoever, to seize and secure any ves sel, boat, raft, or carriage, goods or commodities, whirl' shall tee liable to seizure by virtue of this order, as well without as within their respective districts within this Province ; And all goods or commodities wkich shall be seized by virtue of this order, shall relPaill in the custody of the seiz ing Officer until such proceedings sItsII he as by law are required, to ascertain whether the saute have hue" forieited or not, and all penalties and t"rititures created by this order, shall he re covered and deelated in any of his Majesty's Courts having jurisdiction in this Province, in the same manner and form, and upon the same evidence, and by the same rules and regulations as any penalties or forfeitures incurred for arty offences against the laws relating to the Customs and Trade of his Majesty's Colonies iu America, may now be recovered or declared forfeited in such Courts respectively; and in all cases of pe nalties or forfeitures incurred by virtue of this order, atter deducting the charges of prosecution from the gross produce thereof, the remainder shall he paid ankdivided as follows, that is to say : one tourtii' 4 to his Majesty, one fourth to the Governor of Ibis Province, or Pelson admi nistering the Government thereof, one fourth to the seizing Officer suing for the same, and one fourth to the Collector and of the Customs, at the Custom-home to which the seizing Officer belongs, or to the Collector of the Customs where there is no Comptroller. XVI I. And his Excellency the Governor-in- Chief, by and with the advice and consent of the said Executive Council, (loth further order, that all vessels, boats, rafts or carriages, which shad be seized in pursuance or by virtue of this order, or of any act or acts of the Pa rl ia t of Great Britain, or of the Provincial Parliament of Louver Canada, and which shall be condemned in any of his Majesty's Courts of Law in this Province, shall be sold by public auction to the best bidder, by the duet officer of the CnStOlWi At the ClistOnl louse to which the seizing officer belongs, or at such place io the district iii which such vessels, boats, rafts or carriages shall be condemned, as such chief miser shall think proper to appoint. XVIII. And his Excellency the Govert wr.iv Chief, by and wad, the advice and cons:nt ot said Executive Council, (loth further order, f", it any Officer of the Customs or other person es ° f ecuting ur aiding and woisting in the seiztoeie, any vessel, boat, raft, or carriage, horse, goods, or commodities, shall he sued or Fewer, cured for any thing done in virtue of the lo` re i t given by this order, or by virtue of a warorl:, granted by any Justice pursuant to law, such et cer or other person may plead the general r ss turd give this order and the special mat ter in n, deuce, and such in sch suit the plaintiff he 0 , suited, or judgment pass against him, the det , i .e'l y slant shall recover double costs ; and in " se -11 0 itiformation shall be commenced and brougbt •r, trial on account of t he seizure of any ves sel, b°3. raft, carriage, horse,cat , le, goods, orgy OWITIOdiOC,. as forfeited by this order, wherein a infiginel:, shall he given for the claimant, and it shall islrb, pear to the Court before whom the same shall tried, that there was a probable cause of sei zule : the Court shall certify on record that there ccet) a probable cause for seizing the same, and in s fy case the defendant shall not be en'itled to `. costs whatsoever, nor shall the persons 0,1 seized be liable to any action or prosecati°6 account of such seizure ; and in case anY act ,' t or prosecution shall be commenced and br ° " l ' oc i . to trial, against any person whatsoever , 0° ft, count of the seizing any such vessel, boa t ' ";; 0 0 carriages,. or commodities, whet e no inforro-0, shall he commenced or brought to trial tO r eit demo the same, and a judgment shall be upon such action or prosecution against tnefle'eto dant or defendants, if the Court before " I ' l ° 9 o such action or prosecution may be brought 5 „ 1 ,,i certify in like manner as aforesaid, a probable cause for such seizure, then tbe,P' Ll ot tiff, besides his vessel, raft, carriage, g"": 19 ' 1 , a ll commodities so seized, or the value thereof, s ' e „ not be any to above two-pence dai lisg r - ja nor to any cost Of suit, nor shall the d e fend 4u- o g that therel`'i-v, such action or prosecution be fined abov e ° i XIX. And his Excellency the GOv °ertlil ibj. ll.; Chief, by and with the advice and eons" ( t it said Executive Council, doth further o rder , . r tl the Chief Officer of the Customs at the sanl ritio of St. John, and C&teau du Lac, or Cha tesoo ► shall cause to be affixed, and constantlY klP' e , tt some public and conspicuous place in ft's 0":`1.0f. fair table of the fees to he taken by th e " CO ficcr of the Customs at the said o ffi ce, " bic ' fc , shall be as follows, viz : j Fur every report of the arrival of and p ermit ° a l" ti 4. vessel, boat ur batteau, under fi ve tulis burthen . For ditto of any vessel, boat or hattcau of Lic e 10" ad. __ ( (rtlwards., and not exceeding 'Si.) tons burthen F r ) ditto of any vessel exceeding twenty and nut el' 1 05• seeding fifty tons burtheu ' 305 , Fur ditto of any vessel exceeding Ht.; tons For ditto of any wag , ,, , on, cart:sleig'h or other Ca r- if. 3‘ti riage• Fur every entry of goods imparted or exported 1 4 6 water c.inimunication . Fur ditto of ditto, subject to duty, by anycart, sleigh i s, or other carriage . • Fur every certificate of goods having paid duty, an d 2§' protection fur the same . • 5 9 ' Fur every bond for payment of duties • ' 5° For every entry of a raft . lai r If nut exceeding 20 cribs, and in that prop o rtion I°' For entry of 'wises and neat cattle, nut exceeding qi• ten • And in that proportion for any greater nu mber e ' X. ins Excellency the Governor-in - 0 11 k> 4‘ and with the advice and consent of the s4"ifirecri .'cutive Council, doth further order ol d 4 411 that from hencetorth it shall and may be I ,: s st li ' ,l to and for the officers of the CUSIOIIIS of ports of ot St. John, and Coteau du Lac , Silk tteeli teauguay, for and upon any vessel, boat, bA waggon, cart, sleigh, or other carriage ci ePlci front the said ports of St. John, or C&teau t lo Fes °t or Chateauguay, towards the United S ta g 0.0 0 America, to 'ask, tlemand and rtceive of' l i t fto f ; the master, owner or driver of such vesst• 3rriA4 tmcat!, waggon, cart, s l e i g h or other Cs liege respectively, the several and respective l ee of matter partitukrly set ((nth, viz : bo 3t Fur every report of the d. part ire of any ce sse batteau, under live tons burthen, toward s the 0, t•iii7 , qlNtatet ut .Iwelica • For evuoy:ti-poit ails' vessel boat or hattc au of. 6j, hvr tons ur cpv‘ards:aaJ nut exceeding ally 4 6 ' i.urthen • 0 5. Fur ditto of ally vessel exceeding tiny tons b or then r 7 0. For ditto of any waggon, cart, sleigh, ur °" ‘ c . carriage . 3 4 ' For eevry entry of goods exported by %Ater runk,ttiun • ' a , And if any Officer of the Custom s port of St. John. .or the ports of C re ive al' e r Lac ut Chateauguay, shaft demand or re wor d, I v • greater sr other fee, comp ensa tion or rt 0 ,11 any filch rerrt fesptctivtly :!e or 11" . 1 act' '' f4 feit and pity il the but U 1 I y i for ,e ' s ti t ) L4 fence, recoverable in any ‘, his -,o„jesfYa to tt' of King's Bench in this Province, by del a r- I° ' use of the party aggtieved• va n- f he XXI. And his Excellency the Gi eut o Chief, by and with the advice and r dier be said Executive Council, (loth befell -1 :o A ril e i der and direct, that all Monies that 3h t . duties, and be paid at the said Foft l () La u be or Coteau du Lac, or Chateauguay, s". l e5P • Ports ;0 by the Collector at each of the sa . i" gico lively into the hands of his i11 , 9e 51 General of this t i ro% ince fur the ante ducting therefrom for levying , colleccootio,l4,,,j, vering and paying, tins wet lug 11)(1 i ;oit b ; I' the same; three per cent., and all otl+t .10 able, necessary, and accustoi.lary c l '` t :joeti ' r ips vines always, that nothing herein cl o ~,01.) f t„ e extend, or be construed to ex tend , .. d by . vl roc ot Stich deduction from any 1110IiieS' fevti rttrit% of Act or Acts of the Fro.4oo,l4eductioll of Louver Canada, by which such " , pinhibited. •0' XXI I. And his Excellency ti e P e , 5 0 Chief, by and with the advic e of °oae old t I r e live Council, dud) heteby lasilY much of each and every Oldinaneeot! the l! , s of vince, and of each and every Ac't i c i i i aL e a r d o i r a e , i ay 1 t s o a f C id s!,all b a e o I jo y : 0 „ (4) be 1.0 t tl haint to this order, or to any sir Vrc", o ,ll be, ` l l l , o t 7d# or re f ulduon therein contained, s' same to all !and every intent and , j l. ever hereby is suspended. tv • • agt „A. or ; LONDON : by J, Ii , ,r t is o pts Orniorld'-it rect., Qi , een-squutre; o ' l 8t ° S. s(TIPPS, of No. 7, Nouth .loltoo-oji,ovenvil °dice No. 11V. tranit ;m where Mv el 0 4. Ltttcrs, wo6t-osal i u st to; addro 4 1,